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Saint Alexandra

SAINT ALEXANDRA A fourth-century recluse (feast day: 7 Amshir). The account of Saint Alexandra is given by the recension of the Copto-Arabic SYNAXARION of Upper Egypt (Basset, 1916, pp. 801ff.; Forget, 1954, p. 453 [text]; 1953, p. 480 [trans.]), but this passage is only a translation of Chapter 5 of the Historia lausiaca by PALLADIUS …

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Saint Anastasia

Eminent / By Arsanious Adel

SAINT ANASTASIA (feast day, 26 Tubah), sixth-century founder of a monastery. The story of Saint Anastasia is transmitted by the Lower Egyptian recension of the Copto-Arabic SYNAXARION (Basset, 1916, p. 703; Forget, 1954, p. 234 [text]; 1953, p. 414 [trans.]) and by the tale of DANIEL HEGUMENOS of SCETIS (Wadi al-Natrun), in which it occupies …

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Abbot Anastasius

Eminent / By Arsanious Adel

Abbot ANASTASIUS Anastasius is said to have been the abbot of a Pachomian monastery, probably that of PBOW. His period is not indicated, but he is the author of several stories, one of which, relating to the adventures of a Nubian prince, Qafri, has been retained in the recension of the Copto-Arabic SYNAXARION of the …

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Dayr Anba Bishoi (Suhaj)

Places / By Arsanious Adel

DAYR ANBA BISHOI (Suhaj) History This famous monastery stands about 2 miles (3 km) to the north of DAYR ANBA SHINUDAH. As with Anba Shinudah, nothing remains but the church, which is built of red bricks and thus gives the monastery the popular nickname Dayr al-Ahmar (the Red Monastery). It is not known if Anba …

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Dayr Abu Bifam (Tima)

Places / By Arsanious Adel

DAYR ABU BIFAM (Tima) Al-MAQRIZI (1853, Vol. 2, p. 507; 1845, pp. 43 [text], 105 [trans.]) refers to a Monastery of Abu Bifam (the two editions wrongly give the name as Abu Bagham) situated outside Tima on the left bank of the Nile, about 12 miles (20 km) from ABU TIJ. Today no existing monastery …

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Dayr Abu Musha

Places / By Arsanious Adel

DAYR ABU MUSHA Al-MAQRIZI mentions a Dayr Musha (1853, Vol. 2, p. 507), which he places “outside ASYUT, to the south of this town, built in the name of Thomas, the apostle of India, in the middle of the gardens, near Rifah. In the days of the Nile [flood] one can reach it only by …

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Zenobios

Eminent / By Armia FAYEZ

ZENOBIOS An archimandrite and a man of great culture. He wrote in the period of Nestorius in Greek. The secretary of Apa SHENUTE and a physician, he became archimandrite on the death of BESA (Kuhn, p. 38). He founded a convent of nuns in the land of Akhmim. He was buried in the monastery where …

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Joseph Of Tsenti, Saint

Eminent / By Armia FAYEZ

JOSEPH OF TSENTI, SAINT The life of Joseph is summarized in the recension of the SYNAXARION from Upper Egypt at the day of his death, 5 Hatur (Basset, 1907, pp. 283-86; Forget, 1954, Vols. 47-49, pp. 295-96 [text]; 78, 1953, pp. 120-21 [trans.]). A native of Faw, Joseph was an only son. His parents reared …

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Peter The Presbyter, Saint

Eminent / By Armia FAYEZ

PETER THE PRESBYTER, SAINT A holy man of Upper Egypt (feast day: 5 Baramhat). He is known only from the notice in the Copt-Arabic SYNAXARION from Upper Egypt (Basset, p. 201; Forget, text, p. 10, trans., p. 10), which gives no chronological or geographical information. The notice is very commonplace, although it appears to be …

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Paul Of Benhadab, Saint

Eminent / By Armia FAYEZ

PAUL OF BENHADAB, SAINT A monk and abbot who was a visionary (feast day: 17 Hatur). He is commemorated in the Copto- Arabic SYNAXARION of Upper Egypt (Basset, p. 301; Forget, text, p. 299; trans., p. 30). Paul was a native of a village called Danfiq, which still exists. His parents were peasants, and he …

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